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CASE II] THE MORGAN COLLECTION
31,32. TWO LARGE BOWLS. Powder-blue, with
leaf-shaped reserves filled with diverse decorative de-
signs; the blue ground in No. 31 overlaid with ara-
besques in gold. No. 32 is of special interest in ex-
hibiting on a single piece in its panel decoration the
—three characteristic grounds coral-red, green and yel-
—low which are so highly appreciated, in connection
with the fourth black ground, in the large vases of the
period.
Mark on No. ^2 underneath: Fu (happiness),
pencilled in archaic or "seal" character.
K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Diameter i \}4 and 12X inches.
33. OVOID VASE with short, straight neck. Pow-
der-blue, with white reserves filled with diverse decora-
tive ornament.
K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height 8^2 inches.
34, 35. TWO CYLINDRICAL COVERED POTS,
Powder-blue. White reserves filled with various floral
and other ornament.
K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height 4):^ inches.
36. TRIPLE GOURD BOTTLE. Powder-blue,
with various white reserves filled with diverse decora-
tion.
K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height io>^ inches.
37. OVOID VASE with short, straight neck. Pow-
der-blue, with white reserves of various shapes filled
with diverse ornament.
K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height lo^ inches.
TWO38. 39. SMALL BOTTLES with flaring necks.
Powder-blue, with reserves containing landscape and
other decoration.
K'ang-hsi (1662-1722). Height 7 inches.
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